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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?Mass and timeTemperature and massMass and distanceDistance and time
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?240 m/s15 m/s0.067 m/s15 mph
- 3. Multiple Choice
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?0 s10 s15 s20 s - 4. Multiple ChoiceHow long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?20 s30 s60 s100 s
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAt 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?0 m10 m20 m40 m
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this graph represent?Constant speedAccelerationNot moving
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe location you compare your object or place's position to is called the _________.motionrelative motionreference pointaverage speed
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow motion is observed depends upon the observer's point of view is called ________.motionrelative motionaverage speedvelocity
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLongitude and latitude can be used to describe _____.positionmotionrelative motionacceleration
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between velocity and speed?speed gives the direction of an objectvelocity is only the speed of an objectthey are both the samevelocity is speed in a given direction
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA change in position over time is called _____?locationmotionaccelerationfriction
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTo find speed you need to know what two things?distance and directiontime and velocitymotion and distancedistance and time
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA runner races in the 100 meter dash (distance). It takes her 10 seconds to finish (time). What is her average speed?10 m/s1000 m/s100 seconds10 seconds
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich runner won the race?ABCIt was a tie
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich runner had a head start?ABCNone of them
- 16. Multiple ChoiceTotal distance divided by total time isaverage speedconstant speedinstantaneous speedacceleration
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?Mass and timeTemperature and massMass and distanceDistance and time
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCan be measured in meters per second (m/s)DistanceTimeSpeedAcceleration
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is happening at E?StationaryAcceleratingFast steady speed; moving away from the starting positionSteady speed; returning to start position
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBob runs from 4:50 pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did he go?4.5km2.5km3.5km14km
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:Conduction.Convection.Radiation.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiation
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWarm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiationInsolation
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA metal spoon that gets warm when used to stir hot soup is an example of:ConductionConvectionRadiation
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow does the air move in a sea breeze?wind moves from north to southwind moves from ocean to the landwind moves from the land to the oceanwind moves from south to north
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe strength of a sea or land breeze depends on ...the heat of the daythe difference between the temperature of the sea and the landthe wind speedthe amount of precipitation that day
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHow does the air move in a land breeze?From east to westFrom west to eastFrom the land to the oceanFrom the ocean to the land
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIs this a land or a sea breeze?land breezesea breeze
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve ________ because of the Coriolis effect.leftright
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an air mass?A large body of air that covers a large area of the sky.A large body of connected clouds.A large cloud that is all on its own.A large body of air that has a certain mass.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceA front is?where warm air is cooling at earth's surfacea line where hot and cold air are separatinga line where two different air masses meetwhere cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
- 32. Multiple Choicewhat is (cP) a combination of?where warm water is in the ocean meets the sandvery humid in tropicsabnormally warm and drycontinental polar cold, dry, stable
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the letters mT meanmaritime polar cool, moist, and unstablecontinental tropical hot, dry, stable air aloft--unstable surface airmaritime tropical warm, moist, usually unstablecontinental polar cold, dry, stable
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the letters cT meanmaritime polar cool, moist, and unstablecontinental tropical hot, dry, stable air aloft--unstable surface airmaritime tropical warm, moist, usually unstablecontinental polar cold, dry, stable
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of cloud produces thunderstorms?cumulonimbus cloudstratus cloudcirrus cloud
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat conditions are necessary for a tornado to form?Rapidly sinking cold airA stationary frontRapidly rising warm air
- 37. Multiple ChoiceTornadoes form mostly in Tornado Alley because cold, dry air from Canada meetswarm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexicocold, humid air from the Pacific Oceanwarm, dry air from Mexico
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle does this picture show?condensationprecipitationevaporation
- 39. Multiple ChoiceSunny weather=high pressurelow pressure
- 40. Multiple ChoiceStormy weather=high pressurelow pressure
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this graph represent?Constant SpeeddeacceleratingNot moving
- 42. Multiple ChoiceIn which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom left graph)?Graph AGraph BGraph CGraph D
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the formula to calculate speed?S = t/dS = d/tS = d x tS = t x d
- 44. Multiple ChoiceHow do you find distance?D= S X TD= velocity x accelerationD= T/SD= S/T
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHow do find time?T= D/ST= D X ST = S/DT= S X D
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of conduction?when heat transfers from objects that are not touchingheat risecold fallwhen heat transfers from objects that are touching
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWarm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiationInsolation
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich order is correct from the Earth to space?troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
exospherethermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphereexosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
tropospheretroposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere - 49. Multiple ChoiceDensity of air is greater at high altitudes.truefalse
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Newton's 1st Law
A soccer ball will not move unless it is kicked
A full grocery cart needs more force to push it than an empty one. I
When air rushed out of a balloon , the balloon flies up.
- 51. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Newton's 2nd Law
If you slide a hockey puck on ice, eventually it will stop if it hits a player's stick
A fireman turns on his hose and is knocked backwards by the force of the water.
It takes more force to throw a bowling ball than a tennis ball.
- 52. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Newton's 3rd Law?
A soccer ball will not move unless it is kicked
When you paddle a kayak, the kayak goes forward
A pitched baseball goes faster than one that is gently thrown.
- 53. Multiple Choice
What is inertia?
the measure of mass in motion
the force that keeps an object moving in a circle
the resistance of an object to change in the speed or the direction of its motion.
- 54. Multiple Choice
Which 2 factors affect air resistance?
gravity and surface area
mass and speed
surface area and speed
- 55. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is displayed by an apple sitting on a desk?
Kinetic Energy
Electric Energy
Potential Energy
Mechanical Energy
- 56. Multiple Choice
To find the mechanical energy of an object, you can
multiply the potential energy by the kinetic energy
add the potential energy by the kinetic energy
divide the kinetic energy by the potential energy
divide the potential energy by the kinetic energy
- 57. Multiple Choice
What kind of circuit it displayed?
Open parallel circuit
Closed series circuit
Closed parallel circuit
Open series circuit
- 58. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes the change in energy during motion of the pendulum?
The potential energy at point 1 is equal to the potential energy at point 5.
The kinetic energy at point 3 is equal to the kinetic energy at point 5.
The potential energy at point 1 is equal to the potential energy at point 3.
The potential energy at point 2 increases as it moves to point 4.
- 59. Multiple Choice
What will cause an object to move?
applied forces
balanced forces
unbalanced forces
- 60. Multiple Choice
How will this object move!
It won't move
It will move to the left
It will move to the right
It will move up
- 61. Multiple Choice
When one bulb in a series circuit containing several light bulbs burn out:
The other bulbs burn brighter
Nothing changes in the rest of the circuit
None of the other bulbs will light up
- 62. Multiple Choice
Air resistance increases with
increased speed and decreased surface area
decreased speed and increased surface area
increased speed and increased surface area
decreased speed and decreased surface area.
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